[QGIS-Developer] anyone else get a vague github shakedown notice? is this about qgis?

Greg Troxel gdt at lexort.com Fri Jul 10 09:17:56 PDT 2026 Previous message (by thread): [QGIS-Developer] Coming soon: QGIS Plugins Website v4.0.0

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tl;dr:

I got an email from github threatening to start billing me, and have eliminated most reasons why it would have arrived, and my qgis association is next.

For background, I've had a github account for a long time, but never signed up for a paid plan or given them billing information. I have been a listed member of a few organizations, that I "left" a few months ago as the tone of paid services and AI increased, since they were defunct anyway.

A few days ago I got email, purporting to be from github, delivered via sendgrid, and DKIM signed from github. So I suspect it's really from them. Trimming parts that aren't useful enough for anyone to read:

You're receiving this because your organization is using the GitHub Code Quality public preview. As we shared on June 16, Code Quality moves to general availability on *July 20, 2026*. This email covers the details: what you'll pay, what's included, and how to prepare.

*Pricing*

Code Quality is priced as a *base subscription plus metered usage* :

Component How it's billed What it covers *Per-committer license* $10 per active committer per month Enterprise access to Code Quality: findings, scoring, Rulesets integration, Security Overview, and org-level governance *AI-powered usage* Usage-based (AI Credits) Copilot code review

on Code Quality-enabled repos, AI-assisted detection, Copilot Autofix generation *Deterministic analysis* GitHub Actions minutes CodeQL-powered maintainability and reliability scans — fast, predictable, and token-free

Active committers are counted on repositories where Code Quality is enabled, using the same active-committer methodology as GitHub Advanced Security. For more information, you can review our documentation here ( https://docs.github.com/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-code-quality ).

*How to prepare*

* If you have a GitHub or Microsoft account team, reach out to them with any questions. They have a pricing calculator and can model costs based on your actual usage. * Evaluate your repository coverage. Decide which repositories should continue with Code Quality enabled after July 20. Disabling Code Quality on a repository before July 20 means no charges for that repository.

More details are available in our documentation ( https://docs.github.com/code-security/concepts/about-code-quality ).

You are receiving this because you’re a part of GitHub Sponsors.

As for sponsors, I am not enrolled, and I have not sponsored anyone. So their email is wrong.

I wonder:

- is qgis using "Code Quality" and somehow because I have a clone, have filed issues/etc. I got it? - did others get this? - any thoughts on whether this is confused, vs underhanded, and is anyone worried about surprise bills?

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